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On Tue, 9 Mar 1999, Steve Lindblom wrote:

> Anyone have any experience with the OS drygloves? I was looking at them at
> Sea Rovers, and couldn't decide whether they were a good thing, or too
> complicated.

My wife and I both purchased a set. She was first to get them installed.
Based upon her experience, I never bothered.

They DO work. But the latex glove requires an insulating glove underneath
for insulation. Then some kind of over glove is a good idea since the
latex is not very tough. The result is a significant loss of dexterity,
about equivalent to 5mm neoprene mits.

Since in Tina's case her hands were not much warmer, and she gained no
dexterity, she decided that the extra hassle in gearing up and maintaining
the right amount of gas in the gloves was just not worth the hassle.

The suit-mounted rings go on your latex wrist seals. While they look
removable, our experience is that you will have to replace the seals as
the seals will be damaged in the removal process (that O-ring is one tough
sucker to get off). Also, if your seals are small, you won't have as much
of them in contact with your arm, so diving without the gloves installed
may mean more water intrusion than you experience without the rings.

-- 
Art Greenberg
artg@ec*.ne*







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